Areku smirked at the question before bringing out the folded quarterstaff, pressing a button on the middle before it connected to itself and created the mid-range weapon, glad for the change in conversation. "This baby's been in my family for generations...apparently first created when there were shinobi protecting the world from the Grimm," he said though he would hide it's secondary feature for now. "What about you? Got anything you'd like to share Light-chan?" he asked as he quickly gave her a nickname.

Blake heard what the fox said (must...not...make...song joke...) and quickly forced her hand away from the bow that she was playing with. "Thanks," she replied before holding out her hand. "I'm Blake," she said, hoping that he would introduce himself and shake her hand.